Playoff action in the Center of Anna Maria Island’s youth soccer league has kicked off in the 8-10 and 11-14 divisions.
The 11-14s got started May 21 with No. 4 seed Solid Rock Construction taking on No. 5 Westfall’s Lawn Care & Pest Control. Callin Westfall scored three goals and Lucas Signor added one to lead Westfall’s to a 4-0 upset victory and move on to the second round of the playoffs. Austin Guess came through with eight saves in the shutout victory.
Hayden Eurice made six saves for Solid Rock in the loss.
No. 3 seed HSH Design upset No. 2 Gitt Team 3-0 behind three goals from Sterling Holiday to advance to the finals, where they await the winner of the Westfall’s versus No. 1 Moss Builders match.
That semifinal was a tight contest that saw Westfall’s continue their recent strong play with a 2-1 victory over Moss to advance to the May 28 championship game. Rust Dilley and Lucas Signor each scored a goal, while goalie Austin Guess helped preserve the victory with 11 saves in the victory.
Tristan Hagey notched the lone goal for Moss Builders, which also received six saves from Thomas Holly in the loss.
Playoff action in the 8-10 division kicked off with quarterfinal matches May 21 between No. 4 seed Am I Coconuts and No. 5 Emily Moss Designs. Phoenix Harwood notched the lone goal for Am I Coconuts, while Miles Moss scored for Moss Designs as the teams battled to a 1-1 tie through regulation, and Am I Coconuts prevailed in a penalty-kick shootout to advance to the semifinals.
Both goalies played fantastic games, with the Coconuts goalie Andre Harwood notching 12 saves and Moss Designs goalie Miles Moss putting in an amazing 17 saves in the contest.
The second quarterfinal match of the night saw No. 3 seed Isola Bella Italian Eatery slip past Shady Lady Horticultural Services by a 1-0 score behind Louis Bacon, who notched the game-winner. Carson Long made five saves for Isola Bella in the shutout victory.
Semifinal action May 22 saw the 8-10’s No. 1 seed Intuitive Foundation cruise to a 3-0 victory over Am I Coconuts behind a pair of goals from Gunnar Maize and a goal from Parker Svoboda. Bailey Shenbaum and Alexander Czajkowski each added an assist, while Sawyer Leibfried had five saves in the victory.
Andre Harwood made nine saves and Everett Hood added four saves for the Coconuts in the loss.
Aidan Guess notched the lone goal to lead No. 2 seed Solid Rock Construction past Isola Bella in the second semifinal match of the night. Carson Long led Isola Bella Italian Eatery with five saves in the loss.
Intuitive Foundation and Solid Rock Construction were to square off for the championship at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 28.
Adult soccer matchups set for playoffs
The regular season of adult soccer concluded May 23, finalizing matchups for the upcoming playoffs. Pool America took the No. 1 seed thanks to a 6-1-2 record, while Progressive Cabinetry took the No. 2 seed with a 6-2-1 record. Salty Printing, at 6-3 and Ross Built at 5-2-2, earned the third and fourth seeds respectively. Sato Real Estate at 4-5 and Moss Builders at 3-4-2 round out the top six in the league.
The bottom four teams, Language Services Associates, Diamond Turf, Beach House Restaurant and Solid Rock Construction will compete in a “play in” game May 29 to keep their season alive. No. 7 seed Language Services Associates takes on No. 10 Solid Rock Construction at 7 p.m., followed by No. 8 Diamond Turf vs. No. 9 Beach House.
First-round playoff action will get started at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 30, pitting Salty Printing against Moss Builders, followed by Ross Built taking on Sato. The 8 p.m. game has No. 1 seed Pool America taking on the winner of the Diamond Turf versus Beach House game, while the 9 p.m. game pits Progressive Cabinetry against the winner of the Language Services Associates versus Solid Rock game.
The last regular-season games May 23 saw Salty Printing edge Diamond Turf 3-2. Erica Nielson, Javier Rivera and Kevin Roman each scored a goal for Salty Printing in the victory.
Christos Louzou and Blair Schlossberg each scored a goal for Diamond Turf in the loss.
Ross Built cruised to a 4-1 victory over Language Services in the second match of the evening. Dean Hinterstoiser scored a pair of goals and Helio Gomez and Ted Hurst added a goal each in the victory.
Daniel Hampton notched the lone goal for Language Services, which also received nine saves from Steve Oelfke in the loss.
Junior Martines and Keith Mahoney scored two goals each to lead Progressive Cabinetry to a 5-4 victory over Sato in the third match of the night. Leo Gonzalez added a goal and Tyler Bekkerus finished with 10 saves in the victory.
Alex Landy scored two goals for Sato, which also received a goal each from Zaharieah Anabtawi and Josh Sato in the loss.
In a battle of bottom dwellers, Beach House and Solid Rock battled to a 2-2 tie in the fourth match of the evening. James Rodriguez and Jonathan Stern notched goals for Beach House, while Luca Vecchio and Jana Whitehead scored for Solid Rock.
Pool America showed why they are No. 1 heading into the playoffs with a 6-1 victory over Moss Builders thanks to four goals from Nate Welch. Brandon Rolland and Chris Klotz each added a goal, while Jessica Reukberg made 11 saves in the victory.
Riley Gofry scored the lone goal for Moss Builders, which also received a combined 13 saves from Ryan Moss and Olaf Krause in the loss.
Golf news
Golf action at the Key Royale Club in Holmes Beach got started May 20 with the men’s modified-Stableford system match. Steve Drum took first place with a plus-5, a point ahead of a quartet of golfers, Jack Connors, Marty Hicks, Rich Salzburg and Quentin Talbert.
The women took the course May 21 to play a nine-hole individual-low-net match in two flights. Phyllis Roe fired a 3-under-par 29 to earn a two-shot victory in Flight A over second-place finisher Pam Lowry. The duo of Jenny Huibers and Helen Pollock tied for third at even-par 32.
Terry Westby carded the day’s low score of 5-under-par 27 to take first place in Flight B. Connie Livanos was alone in second place with a 1-under-par 31, two shots ahead of third-place finisher Laurie Hicks.
Members closed out the week May 23 with a nine-hole scramble/shamble combo on a modified layout that played to a par 43. The team of Jim Bailey, Joe Coyne and Deb and Dave Richardson combined on a 4-under-par 39 to earn clubhouse bragging rights for the day. The team of Leo Burke, Gary Duncan, Don Grau and Warren Stevens were a stroke back in second place.
Horseshoe news
Horseshoe action at the Anna Maria City Hall pits was short and sweet with no playoffs required. The team of Tom Farrington and Bob Heiger posted the lone 3-0 record during the May 22 games and were the day’s outright champs.
Farrington stayed perfect for the week, this time teaming up with Steve Augustine to forge the only 3-0 record May 25, earning Farrington another trip to the winner’s circle.
Play gets underway at 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Anna Maria pits. Warmups begin at 8:45 a.m., followed by random team selection.
There is no charge to play and everyone is welcome.